Abu Musa
United Arab Emirates /
Umm al-Qaywayn /
World
/ United Arab Emirates
/ Umm al-Qaywayn
/ Umm al-Qaywayn
, 62 km from center (أم القيوين)
World / Iran / Hormozgan
island, territorial dispute
Abu Musa is an island located in the Eastern Persian Gulf and is part of a six-island archipelago near the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz.
The island is administered by Iran as part of its province of Hormozgan, but is also claimed by the United Arab Emirates as a territory of the emirate of Sharjah.
The island is administered by Iran as part of its province of Hormozgan, but is also claimed by the United Arab Emirates as a territory of the emirate of Sharjah.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Musa
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 25°52'40"N 55°1'52"E
- Al Siniyyah Island 61 km
- Dubai islands 63 km
- Faror island 73 km
- Palm Jebel Ali 94 km
- Hengam Island 121 km
- Qeshm Island - UNESCO Global Geopark 126 km
- Kish Island 137 km
- Al Heel 141 km
- Saadiyat Island 157 km
- Hendorabi Island 170 km
- Abu Musa Airport (AEU/OIBA) 0.2 km
- Anti-Aircraft Battery 0.4 km
- Airport Buldings 0.5 km
- Sayyadi District 1.2 km
- Aturpat 1.6 km
- Dariush 1.6 km
- New Iranian Marine Corps special unit Base (The Iranian Revolutionary Guards Navy Seal's Commando) 2 km
- Mubarek Oil Field 24 km
- Iranian Military City 50 km
- Greater Tonb Airfield 51 km